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Trump said: ā€œOn immigration you better get your act together or you’re not going to have Europe anymore.ā€

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FriedGreenTomatoes2 Fri 25-Jul-25 22:18:56

The US president said that a ā€œhorrible invasionā€ was taking place, adding it had to ā€œstopā€, shortly after touching down on Air Force One at Glasgow Airport.

ā€œAsked about illegal migration to Britain, Mr Trump said: ā€œOn immigration you better get your act together or you’re not going to have Europe anymore.ā€
He continued: ā€œYou’ve got to stop this horrible invasion that is happening to Europe, many countries in Europe.ā€
ā€œSome leaders have not let it happen, and they’re not getting the proper credit... I could name them to you right now, but I’m not going to embarrass the other ones. But stop, this immigration is killing Europe.ā€
Mr Trump, who has made border control a key priority of his presidency, said: ā€œLast month we had nobody entering our country.ā€

Well done Trump. He’s not wrong! šŸ‡¬šŸ‡§

Maremia Sat 26-Jul-25 18:46:17

The Biden hair incident is the usual distract/deflect attempt. Weird, as was said, but nowhere in the same league.
Wonder how much of a redacted Epstein Report will make it past the White House shredders?

Maremia Sat 26-Jul-25 18:42:56

I wonder who is paying for this trip to see his golf courses, and the overtime for the Police who will have to protect him?
Some of the banners seen online are hilarious, but a bit too rude for the gentle folk on this thread.

Casdon Sat 26-Jul-25 18:28:55

His trip is being viewed negatively in the US - fleeing the scandal that is now going to haunt him to play golf, dressed up as a ā€˜business trip’.
edition.cnn.com/2025/07/26/politics/trump-scotland-golf-epstein-scandal

Norah Sat 26-Jul-25 15:59:23

Whitewavemark2

FriedGreenTomatoes2

Remember Biden sniffing that young girl’s hair? I do.

But do you remember Biden cavorting with Epstein, inviting Epstein to his wedding, sending Epstein a drawing of a naked female with Biden’s name scrawled across the pubic area, Biden flying down to the Caribbean with Epstein or calling Epstein ā€œmy best buddyā€?

No?

Neither do I

I remember POTUS Biden, in public, sniffing hair.

However, I don't remember POTUS Biden in photos with Epstein, being accused of assault and rape, or bragging p***y grabbing.

No excuses, one is weird and one vile.

Parsley3 Sat 26-Jul-25 15:55:35

Oh, dear Donald and the windmillsof his mind.

Whitewavemark2 Sat 26-Jul-25 15:47:25

I don’t remember Biden being so fond of ā€œpussyā€ either.

Whitewavemark2 Sat 26-Jul-25 15:46:13

And of course it was not Biden who started the whole conspiracy theory about paedophiles in the WH, that he promised to clear the swamp, but which has now come back badly to bite him.

Whitewavemark2 Sat 26-Jul-25 15:44:21

FriedGreenTomatoes2

Remember Biden sniffing that young girl’s hair? I do.

But do you remember Biden cavorting with Epstein, inviting Epstein to his wedding, sending Epstein a drawing of a naked female with Biden’s name scrawled across the pubic area, Biden flying down to the Caribbean with Epstein or calling Epstein ā€œmy best buddyā€?

No?

Neither do I

Maremia Sat 26-Jul-25 15:32:20

I'll need to stop holding my breath waiting for the details of what Trump has actually done in the USA to help real people, instead of himself.
Oh, maybe it's because there are no examples to report.
wink

garnet25 Sat 26-Jul-25 15:01:10

Totally agree with madeleine45.

Shinamae Sat 26-Jul-25 14:57:00

FriedGreenTomatoes2

What Trump said he’d do (and voters in America liked what they heard) and he’s doing it. Doesn’t let what people say about him bother him. Go Trump! I wish he was looking after our interests. He fulfils his promises. I like his straight talking, gets to the nub of a problem very quickly. He has a backbone and gets things done. Yes he’s a disruptor. That’s his style. But when the status quo isn’t working then things do need shaking up.

Totally agree šŸ˜šŸ‘šŸ»šŸ‘šŸ»šŸ‘šŸ»šŸ‘šŸ»šŸ‘šŸ»šŸ‘šŸ»

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Sat 26-Jul-25 14:51:40

A Scottish resident said ā€œAyr is not in lockdown. The small hamlet of Turnberry 15 miles away is subject to necessary security measures. Here in Ayr there is no sign of any restrictions. Stop dramatising the effect of President Trump’s visit which is welcome by most of us.ā€

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Sat 26-Jul-25 14:48:46

Remember Biden sniffing that young girl’s hair? I do.

Whitewavemark2 Sat 26-Jul-25 14:16:38

There is video footage of him (which the WH has been desperately trying to suppress) eyeing up and praising a young teenage girl.

MayBee70 Sat 26-Jul-25 14:06:50

Mt61

Whitewavemark2

Not clear why a foreign convicted felon, rapist and alleged paedophile should be given approval by a thread’s headlines?

I can think of all sorts of people who might make the same argument and who have a much higher moral standing.

Although quite difficult to have a lower one frankly.

Try raising your eyes higher. Would you trust him around your teenage daughter?

You don’t know that for sure that he’s a paedo, or rapist!

He’s on record saying if his daughter wasn’t his daughter he’d be dating her. What sort of father talks that way about his young daughter. It isn’t as if his words and actions are just hearsay; they’re on record and he’s been quite open about it in the past.

Maremia Sat 26-Jul-25 14:04:32

He is achieving so much, and it is all for himself.

Boz Sat 26-Jul-25 13:53:21

You may not like the man but can have a certain admiration for what he seems to be achieving.
The thing is he represents the current zeitgeist (the political turn to the right and the dominance of the Business world and overall dislike of politicians) so the back noise will be dismissed.
People want a strong leader and are willing to overlook the flaws.

Eloethan Sat 26-Jul-25 13:40:22

Admiration for a man who talks about "grabbing pussy", who calls wind turbines windmills, who thrives on creating division and hatred?

He is a truly vile, self-centred, self-serving sociopath.

I really hope he will get his come-uppance one day.

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Sat 26-Jul-25 13:36:46

What Trump said he’d do (and voters in America liked what they heard) and he’s doing it. Doesn’t let what people say about him bother him. Go Trump! I wish he was looking after our interests. He fulfils his promises. I like his straight talking, gets to the nub of a problem very quickly. He has a backbone and gets things done. Yes he’s a disruptor. That’s his style. But when the status quo isn’t working then things do need shaking up.

Maremia Sat 26-Jul-25 12:35:59

Just a wee side step, for clarification.
If we can't 'stop the boats', for those who have concerns, wouldn't speeding up the application and decision making process be the next best step?
Then folk wouldn't be 'hanging around' for so long.
It's just that all the media focus and people's angst seem ultra focused on this aspect.
Our authorities and services would have control of that side of things.

Primrose53 Sat 26-Jul-25 12:02:10

Kandinsky

*On immigration you better get your act together or you’re not going to have Europe anymore*

Absolutely.

Wish he was our PM.

Exactly. Starmer is so pathetically weak despite knowing that in most towns and cities people are fed up with how he is doing nothing to help them, only helping those who come here illegally.

It’s a disgrace and the reason why so many people are leaving their home towns and moving out to more rural areas.

We regularly meet people in that position and they are so relieved to have made the move to a place where they don’t feel like outsiders.

MaizieD Sat 26-Jul-25 11:32:41

Excellent post at 10.07, Doodledog. Thank you

Whitewavemark2 Sat 26-Jul-25 11:29:02

Iam64

Good point Galaxy. I’m sure the files are useful to their mi5-6 equivalents. We know Cyril Smith and others weren’t prosecuted despite overwhelming evidence.
In any event, Trump supporters don’t care about his sexual behaviour or the way everything is a deal that benefits him and his inner circle.
Ethical behaviour means nothing

Im not sure that MAGA is supporting Trump through this.

He is definitely losing support, and that is why he is flailing around trying to find a topic to take the attention away from the files.

MaizieD Sat 26-Jul-25 11:28:01

I have often wondered that, too. With hindsight, which is a wonderful thing, it would have been better for the wealthier countries to have supported the poorer ones, providing employment and opportunities so that their young people could see a future where they were without migration.

Oh, the irony.

The UK has been doing that for decades. It's called 'foreign aid'.

When the tories decided to cut the amount the UK allocated to foreign aid there was huge approval on GNet for it because 'why should foreigners be given all that money when we could use it 'at home?'

I despair...

Galaxy Sat 26-Jul-25 11:27:07

I don't think the names will be released, maybe decades in the future but not now. I hope to be proven wrong.